Engineering
Ponytail
Push a coding agent toward the smallest working solution, using standard library and platform features before adding dependencies.
- Top pick
Use it when
A coding task risks growing extra abstractions, boilerplate, or dependencies that the result does not need.
Install command
This is the command stored in the directory. Read the source, then run it on work you can undo.
npx skills add https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail/tree/main/skills --skill ponytailInspect it before you install it
Treat the skill like a dependency. The directory entry is a shortlist, and the source is the thing you are about to run.
- Read the instructions and any scripts before you grant tools, files, or credentials.
- Test it on reversible work. Keep deploy, send, publish, and payment steps for a person.
- Keep it when the output is easier to review. Remove it when it only adds steps.